21 August 2008
Killer carbs - Monash scientist finds the key to overeating as we age
A Monash University scientist has discovered key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, causing increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we grow older. |
21 August 2008
Monash students offered one of world's best exchange packages
Australian and South African students are being offered packages worth around A$6000 to encourage them to study in Malaysia, as part of a new University initiative to encourage international networks. |
18 August 2008
Monash team learns from nature to split water
An international team of researchers led by Monash University has used chemicals found in plants to replicate a key process in photosynthesis paving the way to a new approach that uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. |
15 August 2008
Research Matters -- Monash University Research Month
From Monday 18 August to Friday 19 September Monash University will celebrate the great minds and innovative thinking that generates leading-edge research through Monash Research Month. |
14 August 2008
Better awareness equals better health for people with disabilities
Monash University experts have helped develop a new awareness and teaching campaign that encourages health professionals to gain a better understanding of the needs and challenges of people with a developmental disability. |
14 August 2008
New laws threaten access to justice: Monash Researcher
New laws planned for Victoria and other states will make it harder for people to represent themselves in court, forcing them to spend a small fortune on legal fees to access justice, the Victorian State Government has been warned. |
12 August 2008
Monash researchers uncover cancer survival secrets
A team of Monash University researchers has uncovered the role of a family of enzymes in the mutation of benign or less aggressive tumours into more aggressive, potentially fatal, cancers in the human body. |
6 August 2008
Medical facility a first for southern hemisphere
A new Monash University facility that produces a key agent central to many types of scientific research and treatment options is officially up and running. |
4 August 2008
China choking on its economic growth: Monash economists
China could significantly improve the well-being of its pollution-sick people by reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by just one per cent, a world-first study by Monash University economists has found. |
1 August 2008
Monash fuels the next generation of Hybrid cars
Monash University scientists have revolutionised the design of fuel cells used in the latest generation of hybrid cars which could make the vehicles more reliable and cheaper to build. |
30 July 2008
Monash part of world-first cardiovascular research
Monash University is taking part in a world-first study into cardiovascular disease (CVD) which kills one Australian every 10 minutes and affects 3.5 million people nationally. |
30 July 2008
Monash University’s elite athletes bound for Beijing glory
Ten elite athletes from Monash will compete at the Beijing Olympics. |
28 July 2008
Students join the push for better public transport
Monash University, together with Knox City Council, is using the latest technology and social networking trends to help lobby for a rail connection to the university's Clayton campus and surrounding suburbs. |
25 July 2008
Monash University to hold Jubilee Open Day
Up to 70,000 people are expected to visit a Monash University campus or log on to the Monash website as part of this year's Open Day activities being held on the first weekend of August. |
23 July 2008
East linked to Monash University
Monash University is poised to launch a new campaign that encourages Melbourne's eastern suburban residents to take up further study at the University's Peninsula campus. |
23 July 2008
Study shows safer used vehicles affordable
Safer motoring does not necessarily mean big bucks, according to results of the 2008 Used Car Safety Ratings (UCSR), the largest such study in the world. |
10 July 2008
Ski injuries big danger in 2008: Expert
Fresh snow falls in Victorian ski fields have prompted a leading Monash University injury prevention expert to warn of a spate of injuries on the slopes this winter unless skiers and snowboarders follow recommended safety measures. |
9 July 2008
Monash launches new Architecture course
Monash University’s Architecture program was officially launched and its new architecture studios officially opened on Tuesday evening, 8 July, 2008. |
3 July 2008
Pharmacists dispense healthier hearts
Pharmacists in Altona, Werribee, Terang and Camperdown will take a lead role in patient's heart health this July by participating in the Healthy Hearts in Pharmacy research project. |
1 July 2008
Footrot vaccine closer than ever
Monash University scientists have started clinical trials to find a successful vaccine against footrot in sheep. |
25 June 2008
Monash academic campaigns against 'moral panic attack'
Monash University academic and bikie gang expert Dr Arthur Veno has called for the immediate establishment of an independent commission against corruption in South Australia in response to a "moral panic attack" that has erupted over serious and organised crime legislation. |
25 June 2008
Extra-ordinary changes needed: climate experts
Monash University's most senior governance and climate change experts have called for the creation of a new National Sustainability Policy aimed at creating an effective and efficient system for monitoring and mitigating activities that contribute to climate change. |
12 June 2008
Banned drivers putting community at risk: MUARC
Monash University accident researchers are calling for tougher action after a new study found banned Victorian drivers are putting other road users at risk by flouting the law and continuing to drive. |
6 June 2008
Monash researcher receives prestigious Commonwealth Health Minister's award
Professor James Whisstock has received the Commonwealth Health Minister's Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research. |
6 June 2008
Mercury contamination found in stranded Victorian dolphins
Monash University research into heavy metal contaminant levels in dolphins from Port Phillip Bay and the Gippsland Lakes has revealed high mercury levels may be a contributing factor to dolphin deaths. |
5 June 2008
Graduate-entry medical school opened
The Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon has officially opened Monash University 's new $10 million Gippsland Medical School. |
4 June 2008
Monash scientist named 2008 VESKI Innovation Fellow.
Professor Michael Cowley has been recognised with an Innovation Fellowship by the Victorian Endowment for Science, Knowledge and Innovation (VESKI). |
2 June 2008
Happiness, Low Co2 Emissions the Keys to National Success
A respected Monash University economist has devised a thought-provoking method of measuring countries' ability to achieve success in an environmentally-friendly way - and South-East Asian nations feature prominently. |
